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Definitions for Heir

[1] a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
[2] Law . (in common law) a person who inherits all the property of a deceased person, as by descent, relationship, will, or legal process. Civil Law . a person who legally succeeds to the place of a deceased person and assumes the rights and obligations of the deceased, as the liabilities for debts or the possessory rights to property.
[3] a person who inherits or is entitled to inherit the rank, title, position, etc., of another.
[4] a person or group considered as inheriting the tradition, talent, etc., of a predecessor.
[5] Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to inherit; succeed to.
[6] civil law the person legally succeeding to all property of a deceased person, irrespective of whether such person died testate or intestate, and upon whom devolves as well as the rights the duties and liabilities attached to the estate
[7] any person or thing that carries on some tradition, circumstance, etc, from a forerunner
[8] an archaic word for offspring

Words related to Heir

beneficiary, scion, successor, inheritor, devisee, heritor, grantee

Words nearby Heir

heinlein, heinous, heinrich, heinz, heinz-ehrlich body, heir, heir apparent, heir at law, heir presumptive, heir-at-law, heirdom

Origin of Heir

1225–75; Middle English eir, heir < Old French < Latin hērēd- (stem of hērēs ); akin to Greek chêros bereaved

Words that may be confused with Heir

air, e'er, ere, err, heir

Other words from Heir

heir·less , adjective

Word origin for Heir

C13: from Old French, from Latin hērēs; related to Greek khēros bereaved

Synonyms for Heir

beneficiary, inheritor, scion, successor, devisee, grantee, heritor, crown prince/princess, next in line